About the Chestnut Woodpecker
The chestnut woodpecker a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found on Trinidad and in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
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The chestnut woodpecker is about 26 to 32 cm (10 to 13 in) long. Subspecies C. e. hellmayri weighs 138 to 168 g (4.9 to 5.9 oz), C. e. leotaudi weighs 93 to 139 g (3.3 to 4.9 oz), and C. e. jumanus weighs 112 to 146 g (4.0 to 5.1 oz). Males of all subspecies have a wide bright red malar area and cheek; females have no red. In the nominate subspecies C. e. elegans adults of both sexes have a buffish cream forehead, crown, and crest. The rest of their head including the chin and throat are deep chestnut brown.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in February · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Variable WoodpeckerCeleus undatusThe waved woodpecker is about 23 to 26 cm (9.1 to 10.2 in) long and weighs 61 to 87 g (2.2 to 3.1 oz).
Pale-crested WoodpeckerCeleus lugubrisThe pale-crested woodpecker is about 23 to 24 cm (9.1 to 9.4 in) long.
Cream-colored WoodpeckerCeleus flavusThe cream-colored woodpecker is about 24 to 27 cm (9.4 to 11 in) long.
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